
The Language Flagship
The Language Flagship is a multiyear program designed to guide talented undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a Flagship college or university in any major(s) toward graduating with professional-level proficiency in a language critical to U.S. national security
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The Power of Women’s Education
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I had the great privilege to participate in the panel From Higher Education to Women’s Leadership convened by the Open a Door Foundation during the 58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations. the Panel discussed the impact of higher education for women on solving problems such as poverty and disease.
International Women’s Day—Inspiring Change
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Mentors give advice and guidance, but the best mentors also listen. On International Women’s Day, I applaud the 29 TechWomen Mentors who traveled to Rwanda last month to meet women and men doing extraordinary work to enhance women’s education and leadership.
Is Globalization Good or Bad for International Education?
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While we tend to think of internationalization and globalization as harmonious, even synonymous, this issue of IIE’s biannual magazine makes important distinctions between the two and points out the benefits—along with potential drawbacks—of rapid globalization
It Happened Before
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International education is already playing a role. Many Iranian students are again coming to the United States, and IIE is exploring the possibility of leading a university delegation to Teheran.
Mentors and HER Girls in Ethiopia Give Back
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This past September, 100 underserved girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were awarded the HER Scholarship. The scholarship provides the girls with financial support combined with innovative leadership and life skills training to help them complete their secondary education and equip them with the tools needed to continue on to university.
One Budget in the Humanities is Not Declining
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Thank you to two Institute trustees, Robert L. Dilenschneider and Mark A. Angelson, who have created the new Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider Scholar Rescue Award in the Arts in the IIE-Scholar Rescue Fund to save the lives and work of scholars in the arts.
“Selfies” From Winners of the 2014 Hilton Teacher Trek Competition
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Last week, I had the pleasure of joining team member Chelsea Ridenour as she notified the winners of the 2014 Hilton Worldwide Teacher Treks competition.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Higher Education: A View From Lebanon
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James King visits Lebanon as part of an IIE–University of California, Davis Human Rights Initiative study on the conflict in Syria, the consequent refugee crisis, and its impact on higher education.